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My 1991 FJ80 with 335k miles now is still running like a top, but the speedometer has become intermittent. Sometimes it works fine, but increasingly it reads about 3x too fast. By the time I get up to 35 or so it is pinned at the end of the scale. Oddly, the odometer continues to work correctly...

Thanks everyone for participating in this survey. I listed this at about six or eight different social media forums and twitter and we got a number of people referring us to friends, so I expect this is actually a pretty well randomized sample of the industry. As promised here is the summary...

I promise you it is completely annonymous. I have been a member here for a long time with some previous contributions to the FJ80 forum. I used Zoomerang.Com which is a well-respected online survey tool, recently recommended on a cable TV show for business entrepreneurs. We are already up...

That's fine! This morning, after only three and a half days since we launched the survey, we jumped from 38 responses to 55 responses. As, promised, as soon as we get up to 100 responses, we will post the aggregate results here. Thanks for your participation, and please ask your...

I would like to invite you to participate in a very short 6 question online welding industry survey we have launched. It is market research for a startup business we're working on. When we have gotten 100 responses we will post the aggregate results for the benefit of everyone. We just launched...

lockers needed Of course you would need some variety of locking differential if the opposing wheel could spin.

I've begun to see in-dash stereo units that include a slide-out, swing-up LCD display, and I think some of those may offer GPS functionality. Like a built-in navigation unit that doubles as the control panel for your stereo. I have not spent any time researching these to see what the...

I recently had a similar problem right after an oil and lube on a very cold day. I stopped in at Texaco quick change shop. The truck was running perfect when I pulled in and wouldn't idle reliably when I left. I looked and looked and could not see anything wrong until someone mentioned the...

1991 fj80 I've got a 1991 80 with manual cloth seats, 3 rows, and the front seats have gotten pretty well shredded. Grey interior. If you have covers for this model, what would you charge for two or three row seats with all the extras? Can you supply a cover for the shifter console and the...

differences on a 1991? So I would not have to take the third out. Do you still have to pull the axle stubs out?

Same process on a '91 80? Is this the same process as what I would have with a '91? Or is there a difference with the earlier version?

'91 80s are certainly reliable... My 1991 80 just passed 300k miles. Original engine and transmission without a major overhaul to either. Original valves, rings, everything. Compression is still about half way from stock to overhaul, and all six cylinders are dead even. The only work ever...

Good call! Thanks! Good call guys. It was a gaping crack in the bottom of that pleated intake tube. Freezing weather, and an over-aggressive technician yanking to get the air-cleaner lid off probably did it in. It had nearly separated completely, but I couldn't see the crack on the bottom...

Aussies front and rear? I have been thinking about putting Aussie Lockers on my FJ80. This past snow and ice through Christmas, we were completely stranded. My FJ80 had a very difficult time with a steep winding driveway with snow and ice, even with four chains. Got stuck part way up and...